A photograph of a Soviet World War II memorial in Ukraine that commemorates the defeat of the Nazi occupying regime by Soviet forces.

Eastern Europe and Russia are dotted with war memorials honoring the many Soviet soldiers and civilians who gave their lives during World War II. This memorial is located in Ukraine, which was invaded and seized by the Nazis in 1941. Soviet forces retook the area in the Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive in 1943, preventing the region from becoming the agricultural “breadbasket” of the Nazi empire.

Citation Information

Department of Defense, “A view of the Soviet War Memorial on the grounds of the Memorial Complex of the Ukrainian State on the banks of the Dneiper River overlooking the city,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/e6edba6460afe80d1585669a62f6ff73.

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